Nasdaq Inc. is progressing with a plan of listing Bitcoin (BTC) futures, according to two people acquainted with the matter, betting on continuous interest despite crypto's dramatic fall over the past 12 months.

The Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) Bakkt crypto platform could obtain approval to roll out its physically-delivered Bitcoin futures commodity from U.S regulators in the coming week, an unidentified source told The Block, a technology news outlet on October 25, 2018.